title: Keeping children on top of the states' policy agendas.
abstract: There is no longer any doubt that national consciousness of the truth that the future always depends on today's children has reached new levels of legislative action. This article cites Alaska's progress, and what has been and has not been achieved, and movements in other states, as a call to vigorous action.
authors.affiliation: Center for Early Adolescence, University of North Carolina, Carrboro.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scales
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brunk
mesh_terms: D000413:Alaska; D002648:Child; D002651:Child Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D011057:Politics; D011640:Public Policy; D012947:Social Work